Telegram
noun
1.
a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
verb (used with or without object), telegrammed, telegramming.
2.
to telegraph.
noun
1.
a communication transmitted by telegraph See also cable (sense 5), Telemessage
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[tel-i-gra-feez, -fees, tel-i-gra-feez, -fees] /ˈtɛl ɪ græˌfiz, -ˌfis, ˌtɛl ɪ græˈfiz, -ˈfis/ noun 1. a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.